Nimefurahi kukuona; jisikie nyumbani.

I am glad to see you

Breakdown of Nimefurahi kukuona; jisikie nyumbani.

• jisikie nyumbani: make yourself at home

Questions & Answers about Nimefurahi kukuona; jisikie nyumbani.

What does Nimefurahi literally break down into?

It has three parts:

• ni- = I
• -me- = a perfect/result marker
• -furahi = be happy / be glad

So nimefurahi literally means something like I have become glad or I am glad now. In natural English here, it is best understood as I’m happy/glad.

Why does kukuona have ku twice?

Because the two ku parts are doing different jobs:

• the first ku- is the infinitive marker: to
• the second -ku- is the object marker: you
• -ona = see

So:

• kuona = to see
• kukuona = to see you

This kind of stacking is very normal in Swahili.

Does kukuona mean you singular or plural?